The Instagram Army: Activism in the 21st Century

Eglantina Zingg has leveraged her success as a model, actress, and television personality to become a leader in the fight to create better opportunities for women and girls around the world, such as the soccer program Goleadoras.

It’s hardly a new phenomenon for successful, famous people to wield their influence for social change. But in our modern social media, FOMO-driven world, it’s become more essential than ever for people with large followings to harness this unprecedented personal influence to create the positive change we desperately need.

Eglantina isn’t the only great example. Actress Jameela Jamil promotes body positivity and LGBT rights among her vast following on social media and her personal pages, and Alicia Keys has led her millions of fans in support of women’s inclusion through her nonprofit organization, She Is The Music, and children’s HIV charity, Keep a Child Alive.

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